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repugnant

 
Dictionary: re·pug·nant   (rĭ-pŭg'nənt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive: morally repugnant behavior.
  2. Logic. Contradictory; inconsistent.

[Middle English, antagonistic, from Old French, from Latin repugnāns, repugnant-, present participle of repugnāre, to fight against. See repugn.]

repugnantly re·pug'nant·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: bad, obnoxious; hostile
Antonyms: agreeable, attractive, friendly, good, nice, pleasant


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: offensive to the mind
  Synonyms: abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repulsive


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - modbydelig, afskyelig, frastødende, infam

Nederlands (Dutch)
weerzinwekkend, tegenstrijdig

Français (French)
adj. - répugnant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - widerlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απεχθής, απωθητικός, αηδιαστικός, σιχαμερός

Italiano (Italian)
ripugnante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - repugnante

Русский (Russian)
отвратительный, омерзительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - repugnante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - motbjudande, motsträvig, osympatisk, oförenlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
讨厌的, 厌恶的, 不愉快的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 討厭的, 厭惡的, 不愉快的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비위에 맞지 않는, 모순된, 반항하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - とても不快な, 気に食わない, 矛盾した, 大嫌いな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بغيض, كريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דוחה, מעורר גועל, סותר, לא תואם, סרבני‬


 
 
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